Massimiliano Cali

Research Associate, International Economic Development Group

Massimiliano Calì is a development economist, and his current research focuses on the relation between trade, development and growth, on the effects of migration on source countries, and on the determinants and implications of urbanisation in developing countries.

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It is time to close the Doha Round: with or without a deal

Opinion - Articles and blogs - 30 November 2009

As trade ministers move to Geneva for the three day WTO Ministerial meeting, some of them may start wondering what exactly they are going to discuss there. This is no trivial question, given that this is the first ministerial meeting that will not deal with the negotiations during the current Round. After over eight years of fruitless negotiations, this continuous lingering of the negotiating circus is disappointing to say the least.

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Protectionism and the crisis: some good news

Opinion - Articles and blogs - 30 November 2009

The fears of a mass shift to protectionism as a result of the global financial and economic crisis have not yet been borne out. This Opinion warns against undue pessimism, looking at evidence on whether or not protectionist policies have been increased. It argues that the current situation is very different to that prevailing during the Great Depression of the 1930s, when goverments had fewer policy levers to stimulate the economy. The Opinion warns, however, against lowering the anti-protectionist guard too soon, given the scale of unemployment.

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The Seventh Session of the WTO Ministerial

Event - International summit - 30 November - 3 December 2009

ODI prepared a set of papers and blogs for the World Trade Organisation Ministerial; discussing whether or not to continue the Doha trade round, the potential rise of protectionism, and the relationship between trade and climate change. In addition, three ODI-hosted side events in Geneva looked at many of the same issues.

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The Global Downturn and Trade Prospects for Small States

Publication - Briefing papers - 31 July 2009

Commonwealth Trade Hot Topics 62

Massimiliano Calí with Jane Kennan

This paper sheds some light on the actual and possible effects of the global economic crisis on trade in small states, specifically focusing on the 32 states classified as such within the Commonwealth.

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